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You Probably Won’t Get a Book Deal. We Still Need You to Write: Guest Post by Darryl Dash

By Guest Bloggeron April 28, 2025
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DARRYL DASH is the pastor of Grace Fellowship Church East Toronto and cofounder of Gospel for Life. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has over 30 years of ministry experience. He is the author of two books published by Moody Publishers. Darryl is married to Charlene and has two adult children, Christy and Josiah. You can find Darryl online at www.DashHouse.com.

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The publishing industry is challenging. Not only do you have to be a great writer, but you need a big platform. In the end, you need a book that will sell.

It’s understandable. Publishers aren’t charities, and they need to make money from their books. Publishing a book is a massive investment that costs a lot of money and involves significant risk.

For this reason, it’s difficult to be published. Unless you have a large following, or catch a break, you may face an uphill battle in getting your book published.

And yet, I would argue, it’s still important for you to write for at least a couple of reasons.

First, somebody needs your writing. Just because you won’t sell 5,000 or 10,000 books doesn’t mean that you don’t have a message that can benefit many. You don’t need a large audience; a small one will do. Someone will likely benefit from what you’ve learned. Your writing will be a blessing to someone who needs it.

There’s also a huge benefit in writing for your own sake. Writing helps us think on paper. It helps us practice and develop our skill. The only way to become a better writer is to write. If writing changes nobody else, it will change you. But as it changes you, I’ll bet that it will also help others at the same time.

Beyond that, it’s never been easier to publish. Anyone can start a blog or open their own Substack. If you want to write a book, you can publish and market it yourself. Sure, it’s hard work, but so is publishing the traditional way. Nobody’s standing in your way.

Years ago, someone told me that a well-written article will get more readers than most books. That was before the age of blocking any internet content, but the point still stands.

You can write on the internet; and if you write well, your writing can have just as big an influence as many of the books you see in the bookstore. If your writing is good, or even if it’s becoming good, you will find readers.

I agree with what Barbara Ueland wrote a long time ago: “Everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.” You probably don’t have something new to write—pretty much everything’s been said already—but nobody’s said it quite the same way that you will, from your perspective.

Please write. We need your voice. It’s nice to publish a book; and if you want to, you should pursue that goal. If you can’t find a publisher, you can do it yourself.

But you don’t need to publish a book for your writing to be worthwhile. In an age where the publishing industry is not going to publish as many of our books as we’d like, we can still write to bless others and develop our craft.

For this reason, please keep writing. And share your writing so we can benefit from it too.

 

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Category: The Writing Life

Am I Head-Hopping or Is It Omniscient POV? – Guest Post by Kathy Tyers

By Guest Bloggeron March 24, 2025
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One of our regular readers asked, “What about the Omniscient Point of View? It exists, and some of us use it, but today’s writers aren’t taught the difference between OPOV and head hopping in a limited POV. ” I thought I’d ask an expert! I’ve had the honor of working with Kathy Tyers for over 25 years. She is the author of Writing Deep Viewpoint: Invite Your …

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Category: The Writing Life

Different Types of Editors – Guest Post by Jamie Lapeyrolerie

By Guest Bloggeron February 10, 2025
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We are very glad to have Jamie Lapeyrolerie be our guest today. We have worked together on several projects in her position as an editor for Waterbrook & Multnomah, a division of Penguin Random House. She is also a writer and actively involved in the publishing industry, including The Christy Award® Advisory Board and ECPA’s PubU. Her writings have appeared in Christianity Today, Christ …

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Category: Editing, Guest Post

A Scrivener Flunky Weighs In – Guest Post

By Guest Bloggeron September 30, 2024
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A Guest Post by Deborah Raney Deborah Raney’s first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title and launched Deb’s writing career. Thirty years, forty-plus books, and numerous awards later, she’s still creating stories that touch hearts and lives. A RITA and ACFW Carol Award winner and three-time Christy Award finalist, Deb is represented by our agency.  She is …

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Category: Book Business, Guest Post, Technology, Writing CraftTag: Scrivener, Technology

What Is Collaborative Writing? – Guest Post

By Guest Bloggeron September 16, 2024
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Today’s guest post is by Keri Wyatt Kent who is the author or coauthor of 25 books. Her company, A Powerful Story, provides collaborative writing, editing, and assisted self-publishing services. Her latest collaborative project, Live Like a Guide Dog, was recently released with Tyndale House Publishers. She writes a free weekly newsletter on writing and publishing at …

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Category: The Writing Life

Things That Work to Help Your Book Work

By Guest Bloggeron March 8, 2023
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Today’s guest post is by Jane Jenkins Herlong, who is a Sirius XM Southern humorist and member of the Speaker Hall of Fame. She is the author of five books. In the spring of this year, Jane’s latest book, Sweet Tea Secrets from the Deep-Fried South (Tyndale) will be available in select Cracker Barrel restaurants throughout the county. She is represented by Bob Hostetler. _________________ …

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Category: Career, Guest Post, The Writing Life

Working With Editors

By Guest Bloggeron December 8, 2022
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Today’s guest post is from Cindy K. Sproles. She is a novelist, editor, speaker, and conference director. She suffers under the literary guidance of Bob Hostetler. Hopefully, she will be rewarded for her patience someday. Find out more at CindySproles.com. ____________________ Our penned words are our prized possessions. Once a contract is received, our work goes to the editors. Despite our …

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Category: Editing

The Happy Writer

By Guest Bloggeron December 2, 2021
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Today’s guest post is by Courtney Ellis, author of the recently released Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit. Courtney is one of Bob Hostetler’s clients and lives with her husband and three children in southern California. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. ____________________________ There’s no cliché for a cheerful writer. We all know the …

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Category: Guest Post, The Writing Life

Strategies to Self-Pity Proof Your Writing Life

By Guest Bloggeron June 9, 2021
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Today’s guest post is by Lori Stanley Roeleveld. She is a blogger, speaker, coach, and disturber of hobbits who enjoys making comfortable Christians late for dinner. She’s authored four unsettling books, including The Art of Hard Conversations: Biblical Tools for the Tough Talks that Matter. She speaks her mind at www.loriroeleveld.com and is represented by Bob Hostetler.   To persevere in …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration, The Writing Life

Where Do Your Readers Come From?

By Guest Bloggeron May 24, 2021
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Today’s guest writer is Carla Laureano. She is a two-time RITA® award-winning author of over a dozen books, spanning the genres of contemporary romance and Celtic fantasy. A graduate of Pepperdine University, she worked in sales and marketing for more than a decade before leaving corporate life behind to write full-time. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband, two sons, …

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Category: Book Review, Book Sales, Branding, Indie, Marketing, Self-Publishing, The Writing Life
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